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nutrition is nomtastic!

On March 14, 2011 By

March is National Nutrition Month and in honor of that, this video is my first installment in a series of videos on nutrition.

It’s not some crazy, super scientific video, but realizing the misconceptions and just plain lack of knowledge many Americans possess on nutrition basics, this video starts with my own little mini-rant about […]

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cleanse thyself- you decide why

On March 9, 2011 By

Today is Ash Wednesday, marking the first day of Lent. It is also the day after Mardi Gras. Whether asking for forgiveness from above or asking for forgiveness from your liver, breaking your fast with a delicious green smoothie is the way to go.

Stay with me here.

I know, I know. Sure, you’ve […]

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an ode to citrus

On March 8, 2011 By

Growing up in suburban Minnesota, my ideas of citrus were limited to the occasional (and elusive) mandarin, grapefruit and the ever-present navel orange. With its thick skin and impossible pith, oranges were my least favorite fruit so I just assumed that I didn’t really like citrus.

So, when we moved to Arizona and Jim […]

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2 ingredient smoothie and book update

On January 27, 2011 By

When I was a kid, I hated anything bitter. Grapefruit was the breakfast antithesis of all that is good in my chubby little world- sugar coated crunchies and custard filled donuts. Now as an adult my palette has changed quite a bit and bitter foods, like tahini and grapefruit, have come to hold a special […]

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winner, winner, chickpea dinner!

On November 23, 2010 By

When there are lots of things going on in your life at the same time, the first thing to usually go is a good meal plan. Quick fixes and faux meat tend to fill the gaps and I always can always feel it. It makes me sluggish and just feel icky, frankly.

We’re mid-move […]

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tips for healthy baking (that still tastes good)

On November 10, 2010 By

So… I didn’t MoFo yesterday. Oops.

Today, I want to discuss baking and health. I get enormously frustrated when people say to me, “Oh, you’re a vegan baker? Your stuff must be really healthy.”

Uh, no, actually. It’s not.

And then I have to try to explain to them that […]

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it’s greeeeeeeen

On August 24, 2010 By

{Thanks for your participation in my poll below! I think it stands that I’ll be playing around with cheesecake!}

While I love to talk about food and about all of the delicious vegan feasts we enjoy, I can get tired of the questions. You know the kind, where the inquirer doesn’t actually care what the […]

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health care reform- in your life

On June 23, 2010 By

I don’t normally talk much about my day job, but I was at a seminar this morning that I thought was so well-timed and dovetails so nicely with the blog and things we talk about here from time to time, I can’t resist.

I work in Human Resources (and I’m a newly minted PHR, as […]

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